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It has taken 20 years of hard work and dedication to secure basic legal rights for women in Afghanistan. Even now, it’s incredibly difficult to pursue justice, particularly in the case of marital issues. Women often face violence at the hands of their own families for trying to stand up for themselves.
Progress has been slow even with significant political will from Afghan leaders. But change was happening. Now, as the Taliban returns, it seems clear that women are back where they started all those years ago, as a legal expert explains.
Free Guy, a new film, explores what it would feel like to discover that you are just a character in a computer game – which, it turns out, is actually a preoccupying question of modern philosophy. And a new study shows that regrowing Amazon forests has only offset 10% of emissions from deforestation.
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Sahar Maranlou, University of Essex
Culture change has been slow and difficult but the will to make life better for Afghan women was there. Now a big question mark hangs over their future.
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Benjamin Curtis, Nottingham Trent University
Guy is happy living his life unaware that he is just a character in a grand simulation. Could we all be doing same?
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Charlotte Smith, Lancaster University; Erika Berenguer, University of Oxford; Jos Barlow, Lancaster University
Secondary forests are growing on deforested land in the Amazon – but not enough to offset emissions from logging.
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Health
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Rajib Dasgupta, Jawaharlal Nehru University
A public health scholar based in New Delhi explains how India has emerged from the massive spike in COVID-19 cases, even as the country braces for a new wave.
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Jonathan Golob, University of Michigan
People with weakened immune systems are at a high risk of severe and prolonged COVID-19 infections. An extra vaccine dose can bolster protection.
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Marian Cunningham, Glasgow Caledonian University
Up to 35% of people misdiagnose themselves (or their children) with a food intolerance or allergy. It’s time to set the record straight.
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Trish Greenhalgh, University of Oxford
Remote consultations with the GP are no longer just for busy young professionals
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Business + Economy
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John Boylan, Lancaster University
Shortages of chicken at Nando’s are due to disruptions in supply, rather than demand.
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David Comerford, University of Stirling
Superior optimism is often given as the reason why men earn more than women.
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Arts + Culture
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Crystal Abidin, Curtin University; Meg Jing Zeng, University of Zurich
Viral memes and catchphrases can turn personal experiences into a political expression of shared awareness.
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